Accent ZIP Password Recovery

Accent ZIP Password Recovery is a software utility that provides users with a simple means of recovering their passwords from ZIP archives, with support for WinZIP AES, the classical ZIP encryption algorithm, brute force and a dictionary based decryption.

The installation process does not last very long, as it does not bring any kind of surprises, while the GUI you are greeted by presents a minimal and clear-cut interface. The main window only encompasses a menu bar, a few buttons, a progress bar and a pane in which to view logs.

In addition to that, Help contents are supported thus making sure that all user categories can work with it, including those with little or no previous experience with the IT world.

Uploading encrypted items to this program is quite simple, as both the “drag and drop” function and a file browser are integrated. In addition to that, it can detect a number of information pertaining to the archive you have added, such as type of protection, recovery speed and maximum supported passkey length.

Multiple attack types are supported, including the default one for ZIP archives and the WinZip AES one, as well as brute force (with or without extended mask) and a custom dictionary-based one. For the last two, you should know it is possible to tweak a few options, such as specifying the type of dictionary you want to use, set up rules, select types of characters to use and maximum and minimum length.

The retrieval process can be stopped and resumed at a later date, a very useful feature for so that you do not have to suffer if you have to close the computer for some reason. Moreover, the main window displays information such as current speed, estimated time left, current passkey and average speed.

To sum up, Accent ZIP Password Recovery is a pretty efficient piece of software when it comes to decrypting and recovering passwords from archives. The interface is suitable to all types of users, Help contents are available and the response time is quite good.

Nonetheless, you should know that the CPU usage is high during the decryption process and thus, the tool is going to put a strain on the computer’s performance, and it might be a good idea not to run it along with other demanding apps.